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to the fore

to the fore
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too stressed th ee fawr, fohr]
    • /tu stressed ði fɔr, foʊr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too stressed th ee fawr, fohr]
    • /tu stressed ði fɔr, foʊr/

Definitions of to the fore words

  • adjective to the fore situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else. 1
  • adjective to the fore first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 1
  • adjective to the fore Nautical. of or relating to a foremast. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a fore lower mast or to some specified upper mast of a foremast: fore topmast stay. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward. 1
  • adverb to the fore Nautical. at or toward the bow. 1
  • adverb to the fore forward. 1
  • adverb to the fore Obsolete. before. 1
See all 17 definitions of to the fore

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Parts of speech for To the fore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of To the fore

to the fore popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for to the fore

adv to the fore

  • ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
  • alee — on or towards the lee
  • antecedently — in an antecedent manner
  • in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.

adj to the fore

  • beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
  • prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.

adverb to the fore

  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
  • ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
  • foremost — Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
  • forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.

adjective to the fore

  • embossed — Carve or mold a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief.
  • extrusive — Relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth’s surface as lava or other volcanic deposits.
All 16 Synonyms of to the fore

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